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Career Center Info
100
This is the ideal length of a resume.
What is 1-2 pages?
100
Some companies will trash your resume after seeing this number of grammar or spelling errors.
What is 1?
100
This online job search site, hosted by the Career Center, is a great place to look for jobs.
What is
CollegeCentral.com?
100
We suggest omitting your GPA in your resume if it is below this number.
What is 3.0?
100
This is where the Career Center is located.
What is Building 1, Ankeny Campus, check in at Info Desk?
200
Your name should be in a font size at least this large.
What is 18 pt font?
200
This particular office specializes in resume review and would be a great place to have your resume proofread.
What is the Career Center?
200
Free resume coaching and review is offered at this specific office on campus.
What is the DMACC Career Center?
200
Information from this time period should not be found in your resume.
What is more than 10 years in the past?
200
The services the Career Center can help you with.
What is resumes, cover letter, career exploration, mock interviews, job search?
300
This is one category we suggest omitting that was once widely used that states what position you are looking to obtain.
What is an Objective?
300
This should be done by multiple people before submitting your resume to any organization.
What is proofreading?
300
We strongly recommend you bring your resume to these events hosted by the Career Center.
What are Career Fairs?
300
This information should never be included in your resume.
What is information regarding your family or personal life?
300
This is how most people find jobs.
What is Networking - through knowing someone.
400
These ready-made resume formats should NOT be used when creating your resume.
What are templates?
400
This is how long an employer will review a resume the first time.
What is about 30 seconds?
400
This email address is where you can send your resume for free review by the Career Center.
What is careercenter@dmacc.edu?
400
This is the amount some people pay for the services of a professional resume writer.
What is $80-$500?
400
This is the cost of a resume review in the Career Center.
What is free?
500
In describing your experience, you should begin each point with this kind of word.
What are action verbs?
500
This is the format you should send your resume in.
What is PDF?
500
These are offered is need help exploring a career path or program.
What is the Career Exploration Workshop?
500
References should be listed where?
What is on their own page, not on the resume.
500
This is an important step before heading into an interview or information interview.
What is researching the company?